sobering

Word family adjectivesoberingsoberadverbsoberinglysoberlyverbsoberizenounsobernesssobersides

so·ber·ing /ˈsəʊbərɪŋ $ ˈsoʊ-/ adjectiveadj

SERIOUS/NOT JOKINGmaking you feel very serious 使人警醒的，使人清醒的

It was a sobering thought.

这是一个令人警醒的想法。

The news had a sobering effect.

这消息发人深省。

Examples from the Corpus

sobering• However, undoubtedly the night air would have had a sobering effect, especially as the walk was some 2¾ miles long.• The news had a sobering effect on all of us.• He does a similarly good job on energy, with some sobering figures on inefficiency and the build-up of toxic waste.• Neither of them could be described as a sobering influence.• Zamaron bought the paintings of both Modigliani and Utrillo and let them out after a sobering night in the cells.• Once again he was in the sobering presence of violent death.• At Cosford I received a sobering shock, being beaten by Lincoln Asquith in the 60 metres.• It was a sobering thought, but one that was whipped out of her mind by Travis's return.• a sobering thought

sobering thought• It was a sobering thought, but one that was whipped out of her mind by Travis's return.• No, it's not a sobering thought, it's a weird one.

单词	sobering
释义	sobering Word family adjectivesoberingsoberadverbsoberinglysoberlyverbsoberizenounsobernesssobersides so·ber·ing /ˈsəʊbərɪŋ $ ˈsoʊ-/ adjectiveadj SERIOUS/NOT JOKINGmaking you feel very serious 使人警醒的，使人清醒的 It was a sobering thought. 这是一个令人警醒的想法。 The news had a sobering effect. 这消息发人深省。 Examples from the Corpus sobering• However, undoubtedly the night air would have had a sobering effect, especially as the walk was some 2¾ miles long.• The news had a sobering effect on all of us.• He does a similarly good job on energy, with some sobering figures on inefficiency and the build-up of toxic waste.• Neither of them could be described as a sobering influence.• Zamaron bought the paintings of both Modigliani and Utrillo and let them out after a sobering night in the cells.• Once again he was in the sobering presence of violent death.• At Cosford I received a sobering shock, being beaten by Lincoln Asquith in the 60 metres.• It was a sobering thought, but one that was whipped out of her mind by Travis's return.• a sobering thought sobering thought• It was a sobering thought, but one that was whipped out of her mind by Travis's return.• No, it's not a sobering thought, it's a weird one.
随便看	you can't go wrong with something you can't go wrong (with something) you can't go wrong with sth you can't have it both ways you can't hear yourself think you can't imagine you can't imagine something you can't imagine sth you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs you can't mistake you can't mistake sb you can't mistake somebody you can't mistake somebody/something you can't mistake something you can't mistake sth you can't say fairer than that you can't teach an old dog new tricks you can't win you can't win them all you could cut the air with a knife you could cut the atmosphere/air/tension with a knife you could cut the atmosphere with a knife you could cut the tension with a knife you could have fooled me you could hear a pin drop